Impact of a community-based integrated management of childhood illnesses (IMCI) programme in Gegharkunik, Armenia

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-107

  Thompson, Michael E ^a   Harutyunyan, Tsovinar L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA   (Armenia)

Author keywords

Armenia; Community IMCI; Evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARMENIA; BREAST FEEDING; CAREGIVERS; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COUNSELING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RED CROSS; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; VACCINATION; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 60249084064     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czn048     Document Type: Article

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